How do I recreate the NetBeans Matisse form file?

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I have swing code that was generated using NetBeans Matisse. Over time, the form file got lost. How do I recreate the Matisse form file?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '11 at 14:43

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I don't think you can reverse engineer/recreate the .form file

answered Apr 19 '11 at 14:43

Tim Sparg

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Thanks Tim! Yes, it looks like I have to redo the screen. – mtan Apr 27 '11 at 15:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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See Netbeans: using GUI Builder on regular Java class file

There is a FormGenerator utility that can usually regenerate a .form file from the .java file. It should work as long as the guarded blocks are largely unchanged

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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answered May 09 '11 at 21:56

Devon_C_Miller

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How do I recreate the NetBeans Matisse form file?

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